CALGARY — Calgary contractors are planning for a surge in renovations of flood-ravaged homes this fall while dealing with rising costs and a tight labour market. “There’s not enough legitimate companies out there to deal with the amount of work that is coming,” said Bruce Hopkins, owner of the Remodelers and host of a local home-improvement television show. “You’ve got to be very, very careful on who you’re hiring.”

The baffling killing of a popular Calgary junior high school teacher after drinking with a neighbour he had just met may have arisen from a sexual assault attempt, according to statements attributed to the accused in a 911 call. The victim’s girlfriend strongly denies the claim, which could explain the circumstances in the case that stunned the family and friends of both men involved.

Calgary hockey player Jordan Kinnon took part in a unique war remembrance: he was assigned to a deceased Canadian war veteran, an Ontario man buried in a cemetery at Villanova, Italy. Here is Jordan's research and tribute.